Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pinfinger

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pin-fin-ger
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of knife game.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Lambert also uncovers some nasty quasi-formal physical punishments dealt out by prefects to younger boys: whipping with a piece of rope dipped in brine at one school, fixed numbers of punches to the face for different crimes, and a Russian roulette game called pinfinger, which involved stabbing at the fingers with a geometry compass."
"[…]a nimble six-part sequence based on pinfinger, which involves stabbing repeatedly and with increasing rapidity between splayed fingers[…]"
"He had scars on all his fingers from where their father missed whenever he played a drunken game of pinfinger using Brysen’s spread hand pressed against the table."
"She pretends she isn’t checking the time on the stopwatch hanging from her belt, takes out a knife and plays a bastard version of pinfinger between her feet, reveling in the way her balance trembles as she shifts from right to left."
"JUST WORKING ON A RELATED SKILL… KNIFE GAME, OR PINFINGER…"

Etymology

From pin + finger.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

knife game

Questions

What does pinfinger mean?: Synonym of knife game.
Where does pinfinger come from?: From pin + finger.

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